In January 2011, WWF – Pakistan (WWF-P) was awarded a project by the EC funds from ‘Environment and Natural Resource Thematic Programme’ budget line (ENRTP). The project “Building Capacity on Climate Change adaptation in Coastal Areas of Pakistan” (CCAP) will be implemented in collaboration with WWF – UK and Lead Pakistan.

The overall project objective is that “By 2025, coastal areas in Pakistan and neighbouring regions [will] have climate resilient ecosystems to support the livelihoods / lives of coastal communities.”While the specific objective for the 5 year period (2011-2015) of the project is: “By 2015, government and community climate adaptation capacity is increased and water governance strengthened, to improve climate resilience of Indus Delta ecosystem processes on which coastal communities depend, supported by regional and transboundary cooperation on adaptation in river deltas.”